Jonathan A Altschuler, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Jonathan A. Altschuler, MD is a board certified cardiologist and senior attending physician at Washington Hospital Center. His focus includes invasive cardiology and peripheral vascular disease.
Dr. Altschuler believes in a shared responsibility between patient and practitioner when it comes to his patients’ health. He encourages patients to make choices that positively impact their overall quality of life.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiomyopathy
- Circulatory System Complications
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Network OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: ,
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1989)
Residency Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1986)
Internship Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1984)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University (1983)